The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Nigeria’s Department of State Services are very essential state institutions. While the EFCC is comparatively a recent creation charged with the prevention and investigation of economic and financial crimes, the DSS as the nation’s secret police sees to the protection of state’s assets and its officials. Both […]

….How vehicles will move during rehabilitation, by Lagos govt The Federal Government, yesterday, allayed motorists’ fear over the structural integrity of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, following the planned partial closure of the infrastructure for repairs. Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Olukayode Popoola, told The Guardian yesterday that Messrs Borini and Company Limited, […]

A country hampered by acute infrastructure deficit can never develop, President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted. During a virtual farewell audience yesterday for the outgoing Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Nigeria, Dr. Zhou Pingjian, at the State House, Abuja, the Nigerian leader noted that the Asian giant had played its role effectively in […]

• Lawyers knock President for allegedly disregarding suit against jurists’ appointment ate The Senate, yesterday, passed the Sexual Harassment Bill to safeguard students of tertiary institutions across the federation. The passage of the piece of legislation, sponsored by Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege (APC – Delta Central), followed the consideration of the report of the […]

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said Nigeria and other countries might suffer a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) loss of no less than $189.7 billion in the worst-case scenario of the post-lockdown era. With Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo accounting for the highest population on the continent, the lender said both nations could […]

Head of Service of the Federation (HoSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, has urged the leadership of the National Assembly to revise its Consolidated Salary Structure (CONLESS). She contended that the process leading to the new pay for civil servants in the National Assembly was faulty and illegal. Yemi-Esan, during a meeting with Senate President Ahmad Lawan […]

The 2020 West African School Certificate Examination is to be taken by 1,549,463 candidates in 19,129 centres nationwide. The participants comprise 786,421 males, while the balance 763,402 are females. The Head of Nigeria National Office (HNO) of the organisation, Patrick Areghan, made the disclosure yesterday in Lagos. He added that the test, which holds between […]

The International Human Right Commission (IHRC) has endorsed Justice Ishaq Bello, Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory to represent Nigeria in the International Criminal Court (ICC). The endorsement was announced by the Secretary-General, IHRC, Prof. Rafal Wasik when he led his team to visit the Chief Judge in his office on Tuesday in Abuja. […]

A group of human rights lawyers, Coalition of Public Interests Lawyers and Advocates (COPA), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to relieve EFCC acting chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu of his duty following allegations of corruption against him from different quarters. The group made the call in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by its convener, […]

THE Federal Government on Monday advised state governments to reopen their schools to enable primary 6, Junior Secondary School 3 and Senior Secondary School 3 pupils prepare for their exit examinations. Although the government did not say when Primary 6 and JSS 3 would commence the National Common Entrance Examination and Basic Education Certificate Examination […]

THE Minister of Information and Culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed, recently sought to restore, albeit unsuccessfully, the waned hopes of Nigerians that the Federal Government would eventually make good its promise to deliver efficient, uninterrupted electricity supply. He announced with glee that Nigerians should expect 11,000 Megawatts (MW) of electricity by 2023. The minister, who made […]

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to step down. The call followed Monday’s quizzing of Ibrahim Magu over alleged infractions. In a statement last night by PDP spokesman Kola Ologbondiyan, the party urged President Muhammadu Buhari to show the genuineness of his […]